Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT UNIFIED·NCES 061440001655
Joseph Azevada Elementary
39450 Royal Palm Dr., Fremont, CA 94538 · (510) 657-3900 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
145 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 108% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
66.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.9pp since 2014
Math
59.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.6% | 25.3% | 11.0% | 22.1% |
| Math | 44.6% | 15.1% | 25.2% | 15.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.9% | 59.8% |
| 2023-24 | 66.9% | 65.7% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 79.3% | 79.0% |
| 2018-19 | 82.9% | 79.6% |
| 2017-18 | 79.6% | 78.7% |
| 2016-17 | 70.8% | 66.3% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 51.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Joseph Azevada Elementary
Joseph Azevada Elementary's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Azevada Elementary this school | 394 | 36.8% | 65.1% |
| Harvey Green Elementary Fremont | 368 | 39.1% | 75.5% |
| Skyline Elementary Daly City | 366 | 39.3% | 56.3% |
| Laneview Elementary San Jose | 349 | 37.5% | 51.6% |
| Oliveira Elementary Fremont | 496 | 33.3% | 65.5% |
| Steven Millard Elementary Fremont | 455 | 31.0% | 61.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Joseph Azevada Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #875 of 5,151 | #74 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #1,082 of 5,172 ▼ 295 | #85 of 192 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #913 of 5,172 ▼ 41 | #67 of 192 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.8pp | #17 of 5,116 | #2 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #3,759 of 5,915 | #139 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,121 of 5,352 | #61 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #2,424 of 5,354 | #131 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #4,475 of 5,625 | #125 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.8% | #203 of 3,837 | #13 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
-290 (-42%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 22.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 37% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 17 | 22.3:1 | 32% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 15 | 22.4:1 | 29% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 30 | 22.8:1 | 17% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 28 | 22.6:1 | 21% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 26 | 23.3:1 | 26% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | N/A | N/A | 38% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 28% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 27 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph Azevada Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (633 to 394); teachers down 36% (28 to 18).
About Joseph Azevada Elementary
Joseph Azevada Elementary is a small elementary school in Fremont, California. Enrollment stands at 394 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
Fremont Unified counts 43 schools and 33,073 students, including Joseph Azevada Elementary.
The student body at Joseph Azevada Elementary is 64% Asian. The school is also 20% Hispanic, 8% White, and 7% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 33%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
There are about 21.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Joseph Azevada Elementary, which has 18. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Joseph Azevada Elementary is about 37%. That is lower than the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County.
On the allk12 Grade, Joseph Azevada Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 70% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 58.0% for a school in California with Joseph Azevada Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Joseph Azevada Elementary posts 65.1%.
For Alameda County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $129,367 a year, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Alameda County number 394, with about 210,511 students.
The closest school to Joseph Azevada Elementary is John F. Kennedy High, located about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Joseph Azevada Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Joseph Azevada Elementary is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Joseph Azevada Elementary had 684 students in 2020-21 and 394 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
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- John F. Kennedy High0.4 mi · 1,273
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- Young Adult Program0.5 mi · 48
- G. M. Walters Middle0.7 mi · 1,149
- Brier Elementary0.8 mi · 585
- Newark Memorial High0.9 mi · 1,367
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph Azevada ElementaryHow large is Joseph Azevada Elementary?
Joseph Azevada Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Joseph Azevada Elementary serve?
Joseph Azevada Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joseph Azevada Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joseph Azevada Elementary is approximately 21.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joseph Azevada Elementary?
At Joseph Azevada Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 64% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Joseph Azevada Elementary in?
Joseph Azevada Elementary is part of Fremont Unified.
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